The start of the year is a good time for employers to fulfill their requirements to annually distribute certain employment law notices to their employees. In particular, for certain New Jersey employers, there are two employment law notices that must be provided to all employees on an annual basis: the gender equity notice and the whistleblower notice required by the Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA").

In Ricci v. Sears Holding Corporation, the District of New Jersey held that an employee’s electronic acknowledgement of an employment arbitration agreement constituted valid acceptance of the terms of the arbitration policy.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its Fiscal Year 2014 Performance and Accountability Report, detailing the Agency’s accomplishments during the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2014.

On August 11, 2014, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed two bills that were aimed to eliminate pay discrimination in the workplace. As we previously posted here, the state legislature passed both bills earlier this year.

On March 6, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released additional guidance on religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), with a special focus on issues of religious garb and grooming in the workplace.

On January 7, 2014, the New Jersey Appellate Division rejected a constitutional challenge to New Jersey’s recent law that restricts employers from publishing job advertisements that require applicants to be currently employed in order to be considered for the position.